What is Philosophy? (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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Literal meaning of 'philosophy'
Literal meaning of 'philosophy'
Love of wisdom
Greek etymology of 'philosophy'
Greek etymology of 'philosophy'
Philos (loving) + sophia (wisdom)
Nature of philosophy
Nature of philosophy
To wonder about the world
Purpose of philosophy
Purpose of philosophy
To gain wisdom
Starting point of philosophical inquiry
Starting point of philosophical inquiry
Wonder
Philosophy's method (vs myth)
Philosophy's method (vs myth)
Reason and logic
Roots of Western philosophy
Roots of Western philosophy
Ancient Greece
Classical period dates (Ancient Greece)
Classical period dates (Ancient Greece)
600-200 BCE
Classical period transition
Classical period transition
Mythical to logical thinking
First philosophers in classical period
First philosophers in classical period
Natural Philosophers (pre-Socratic)
Thales: origin of natural world
Thales: origin of natural world
Water
Anaximenes: fundamental element
Anaximenes: fundamental element
Air
Heraclitus: origin of nature
Heraclitus: origin of nature
Fire